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[Pacobird]

One of the most tried-and-true methods for rulers of any stripe to consolidate power and/or press a war is to find (or create) an enemy and demonize them.

However, the most consistently successful method of maintaining an Empire is subverting the established local power structure to your own ends but otherwise leaving it untouched.

[SCD]

 

The Marshall plan got the job done well in that regard and could have been emulated in Secular republics such as Iraq, however not in Patriarchal Tribal states such as Afghanistan. 

[Pacobird]

Fun Fact: at its geographic height, the Roman Imperial bureaucracy consisted of about 600 people.

[Mongrel]

One of the most tried-and-true methods for rulers of any stripe to consolidate power and/or press a war is to find (or create) an enemy and demonize them.

However, the most consistently successful method of maintaining an Empire is subverting the established local power structure to your own ends but otherwise leaving it untouched.

Also

LOL Kublai Khan.

[Mongrel]

Fun Fact: at its geographic height, the Roman Imperial bureaucracy consisted of about 600 people.

Moar funnerer fact: As the Empire declined, the bureaucracy ballooned to five figures. Possibly closer to six than not (exact numbers being impossible to obtain, of course).

[SCD]

That's a fancy thought considering both yours and our nations' pension issues upcoming.

[Pacobird]

That's a fancy thought considering both yours and our nations' pension issues upcoming.

To be fair, we're 1) accountable for about 6 times as many people as Rome at its height, and 2) actually somewhat interested in improving their lives.

[Mongrel]

Easy answer: All senior citizens shall be forced into employment as bureaucrats.

Sure, it's Communism, but so are Old Age Pensions and Medicare. Make them work for it! 

[SCD]

Paco:  Concurred, but the cracks are showing on a municipal level. 

[sei]

Hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5iKrrhgIs0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADRy7nfg7w

[Catloaf]

 

I kinda feel sorry for the kid, but he did bring it on himself.  Now taking bets on how long until he's driven to contemplate suicide.

[Büge]

I never thought this thread was aptly named until now.

[Classic]

who over 15 threatens a middle schooler?

[Doom]

"I have spammed several of their boards."

"I've gotten about 300 threatening phone calls, we disconnected the phone."

"my dad knows and he understands"

"people are threatening to hack my account but i changed my password to 24 digits"

"god is guiding me god is invincible"

There are no good lessons this kid is about to learn.

[yyler]

cannot wait for the fox news report

[Friday]

God knows you're a horrible website

Well, he's not wrong there.

[Büge]

Child plays with fire, gets burned!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaqRddLR058